Geat

See also: geat

English

Etymology

From Old English Ġēat, from Proto-West Germanic *Gaut, from Proto-Germanic *gautaz (“Geat”).

Pronunciation

enPR: gēt, IPA^(key): /ɡiːt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Rhymes: -iːt

Noun

Geat (plural Geats)

(history) A member of a North Germanic tribe formerly occupying what is now Götaland in Sweden.

Translations

tribe member

Finnish: götalainen (fi), göötti (fi)
French: Geat (fr) m or f
German: Gaute m
Greek:
Ancient: Γοῦται pl (Goûtai)
Portuguese: geta m or f
Spanish: geta m or f, gauta m or f
Swedish: göt (sv) c

Anagrams

-gate, EGTA, ETag, GATE, Gate, e-tag, gate, geta

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *Gaut, from Proto-Germanic *gautaz (“Geat”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jæ͜ɑːt/

Proper noun

Ġēat m

Geat

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	Ġēat	Ġēatas
accusative	Ġēat	Ġēatas
genitive	Ġēates	Ġēata
dative	Ġēate	Ġēatum

Descendants

→ English: Geat

Transylvanian Saxon

Etymology

Ultimately comes from Proto-Germanic Gōdaz

Adjective

Geat

good